Spanish government takes first step to exhume Franco from mausoleum
Congress in Madrid to vote on the issue with Catalan parties key players
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Politics news from Catalonia and Barcelona
Jailed political leader given 2-hour permission to attend mother's operation
Spanish Supreme Court grants first licence to any of the nine incarcerated officials
Catalonia to go ahead with offices abroad despite Spain's challenge
Foreign minister says appeal by Madrid is a "typical show of absurd and useless pride"
Madrid to challenge reopening of Catalan government offices abroad
Spanish executive argues wrong administrative procedure but does not question relaunch of delegations
Supreme Court to decide on temporary release of former Catalan minister
Prison board and prosecutor in favor of allowing Dolors Bassa out of prison to attend her mother’s imminent operation
Barcelona plans to expropriate unused plots of private land
Measure aims to ease city’s housing crisis, but opposition complains that local council already owns land not built on
Madrid aims to tackle yellow bow controversy with Catalan executive at next security summit
Spanish official for security calls for "common sense" in dealing with the "sensitive" issue of political symbols in public spaces
Political row erupts over exhumation of Franco remains
Pro-independence parties and Socialists criticize unionist Cs' intention to not support decree authorizing removal of dictator’s body from Valley of the Fallen
Catalan president urges Spain to take action against “increasing violence”
Quim Torra warns of "violent groups" in operation, in reference to recent incidents involving Spanish police officers
Flurry of ‘yellow’ initiatives support imprisoned and exiled leaders
Number of actions this week feature the yellow solidarity symbols that some groups want removed from public spaces
Unionists call on Spanish government to prepare for more direct rule of Catalonia
Ciudadanos party leader wants suspension of Catalan self-rule to return should Torra executive fail to comply with Constitution
Extradition decision on rapper in Belgium postponed
Musician Valtonyc has a prison sentence pending in Spain for some song lyrics
Follow-up meeting between Catalan and Spanish presidents confirmed
Quim Torra and Pedro Sánchez to sit down together again during autumn in Barcelona
Political row after Spanish police officer caught removing yellow ribbons
Unionist campaign launched to take away signs in solidarity with the political leaders in jails around Catalonia
Political leaders stress ‘peace’ in commemorating terror victims
Catalan president says “democracy always defeats terror,” Barcelona mayor says city “will never forget” victims’ names
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